*This list is not complete shopping list, due to the fact we have some ingredients at home already (i.e. butter, flour, corn starch, spaghetti sauce, etc) PLEASE review the recipes you want to make PRIOR to shopping to ensure YOUR list is COMPLETE

Shopping List:
• 2- 9oz package ref. tortellini (to save money buy a bigger package and separate as you cook through the week – this is what we did)
• 1 – 10oz package froz. Peas (we bought a slightly bigger bag to add more peas [veggies] to this meal – but you can also buy more to save money and use for another recipe [chicken and dumpling soup] later this week)
• 2 – 8oz tub cream cheese w/chive & onion (again you can buy bigger to save money and only measure out what you need for the recipe – or you can buy indv. tubs)
• 1 tsp Creole seasonings (if you want to add this seasoning you can buy it – we chose to skip it and the meal turned out fine)
• sour cream (we bought a small tub since you only need ½ cup and we had no anticipation to use the rest during the week and didn’t want to waste)
• 9oz frozen chicken breast (if you don’t want to use frozen you can buy fresh chicken and pre-cook it for your meals for the week – the meals this week won’t be harmed by “pre-cooked” meat)
• 7 boneless/skinless chicken breast halves (this is what you need to cover most of the recipes, however if you want to pre-cook the 9oz above buy another breast)
• Butter (in case you don’t have any in your fridge; we always buy real butter – never margarine, but to each their own)
• 6 bacon strips (we love bacon so we bought more)
• 3 cans condensed creamy soup (I like to buy these on sale with coupons, so bulk up, OR make your own [you can use BHG:New CookBook or a website such as: Creators)
• 2c. cooked chicken (again you can buy pre-cooked chicken or just buy more when you pick up your raw chicken [some grocers/farmers discount meat when you buy in bulk])
• 9-10oz frozen mixed veggies (we always buy bigger bags, like 12-14oz… but we like veggies in this soup)
• Pepper (just in case you don’t have any laying around)
• Dried egg noodles (you’ll only use half a bag so you don’t have to buy huge, unless you LOVE this meal like we do then buy big)
• Broth (or you can make your own – I found a great/simple way to make our own in a baby food book [The Baby Food Bible {found here at Amazon} – pages 131 & 132]
• Dried lentils (we buy these in bulk too – just in case)
• Carrots (to cover all your recipes buy a 1lb bag – you can always use leftovers as appetizers….mmmm)
• 2 Onions (large or med would do fine)
• Canadian ham (4oz small package – this was hard for me to find)
• Garlic (in case you don’t have any in your spice cupboard)
• Basil (fresh is better – but if you are like me you might only have dry)
• Thyme (see above comment)
• 4 cups fresh spinach
• Flour (in case you don’t have any on hand)
• Celery (a small amount is fine since you won’t need too much)
• 4.5oz ref. biscuits
• 1c. froz. Peas (again you can buy this separate or with your peas up top)

**Since this week is almost up AND we have already done all the shopping for these meals the price est (I didn’t save the receipts) was around $100 for the week [remember this is feeding FOUR people] if you are feeding more or less you can adjust the recipes. Your price could also adjust if you have left over ingredients from a previous week OR if you have all the spices/extras lying around. We also bought the bulk of what we needed at the local market [Ken’s Market] and the minor stuff that Ken’s didn’t cover we bought at Meijer.